When we heard Dekha Ek Khwaab is going to end, we asked you if the show should continue. An overwhelming 87 percent of you said ‘yes’! Sadly, DEK did end, but all is not lost. The royal family drama has been replaced by Love Marriage Ya Arranged Marriage. So what? Here’s the good news: Ashish Kapoor, who played Udayveer in DEK, stars in the new show too!

LMYAM is about Mansi and Shivani who, as the title suggests, have opposing views about marriage even though they are very close friends. Shivani supports love marriage. As the story progresses, she’ll meet Sahil, played by Ashish. Isn’t that great? The handsome actor won all our hearts with his portrayal of Udayveer, the bad-turned-good-turned-bad-turned-good prince. And now we’ll get to watch him in a new avatar in the same time slot!

Though we would love to watch him on screen again, wethink it’s best for him if he doesn’t feature in the first episode of LMYAM. For a year, he’s been associated with the character of Udayveer, a guy who promised his love to Maanyata on DEK’s last episode that aired on Thursday (August 2). Don’t you think it will be tough for his regular viewers to watch him romance Shivani as the middle-class guy Sahil from today (August 6)? That’s the bane of being a television star. A couple of weeks, or even a month at best, would be a good idea. We don’t want him to stay away for too long either!

]]>http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/dekha-ek-khwaab-goes-off-air-but-ashish-kapoor-stays-on/feed/12DEKHA EK KHWAAB: Maanyata, Udayveer kiss as show goes off air!http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/dekha-ek-khwaab-maanyata-udayveer-kiss-as-show-goes-off-air/
http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/dekha-ek-khwaab-maanyata-udayveer-kiss-as-show-goes-off-air/#commentsFri, 03 Aug 2012 11:19:34 +0000http://www.bollywoodlife.com/?p=131073The serial finally ended with much hugging and smiling, but still no Dadisaab aka Rajmata or the rest of the family

Aruna Irani’s drama Dekha Ek Khwaab ended its year-long run last night (August 2) with happy reunions. Maanayata (Priyal Gor)and Udayveer (Ashish Kapoor) confess their love for each other and indulge in a bit of PDA. Ah, but this is no Bade Acche Lagte Hain, so they limit their demonstrations of affection to kisses on the cheek. And just when you think they might progress to a liplock, their siblings Vijay and Unnati interrupt them. Darn, a real shame!

Oh, and we have to tell you about the funniest moment in the entire episode. Maanayata and Udayveer are hugging each other in the main hall with the other two – who have suddenly developed love for each other – when Jaynandini yells at them from the balcony: “Jiji!” Then in adramatic manner, she walks down the steps, cue music and all. The four people present downstairs stare at her with varying expressions of puzzlement, confusion and horror. “Aap kuch bhool rahi ho,” she states. (You are forgetting something.) They stare again. Then ever so slowly – almost as if they had to fill the time limit somehow – Jay pulls out the yuvrani’s crown from behind her back. She shows it to Maanayata. Everyone stares again, supposedly confused. Jay smiles and says it belongs to the Yuvrani and then places the rather obviously tacky-fake tiara on Maanayata’s head. Everybody is overwhelmed and smiles. Jay then bows her head in respect for the crown princess, but Maanayata says, “Chhoti behen ki jagah wahan nahin, yahan hai” (The younger sister’s place is here, in my heart) and hugs her. An emotional Jay, mercifully without the eye makeup says, “Sorry”. That’s it. That ‘apology’ is supposed to be sufficient for her long list of various crimes.

All is forgiven and the five stars pose together for a group photo, with Uday hugging Jay rather than Maanayata – no, we shall not go in that direction, promise! No mention of the Rajmata or the rest of the royal family. Or why it took Vijay till the penultimate episode to decide to make Jay see sense, or why it took her that long to be convinced. Anyway, we are just glad it’s over. Are you?

]]>http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/dekha-ek-khwaab-maanyata-udayveer-kiss-as-show-goes-off-air/feed/29Dekha Ek Khwaab: Does it really end like this?http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/dekha-ek-khwaab-does-it-really-end-like-this/
http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/dekha-ek-khwaab-does-it-really-end-like-this/#commentsMon, 30 Jul 2012 04:00:15 +0000http://www.bollywoodlife.com/?p=129159The Indian version of the Princess Diaries is coming to an end on August 2, and the makers are trying their level best to cram the story into the deadline

Ultimately Dekha Ek Khwaab will end with Udayveer (Ashish Kapoor) and Maanyata (Priyal Gor) tying the knot, and Jainandini (Shritama Mukherjee) suddenly turning over a new leaf (after realising that she came in between true lovers – how clichéd!), while good boy-turned-bad boy Aakash will vanish into oblivion with Tara, or so we hear. But seriously, where’s the fun in that! The end is not only predictable, but also very bland and boring, no? We worked up some alternatives that probably make for a better climax. Hope the show’s writers are taking pointers!

# Maanyata convinces Udayveer to elope with her, so no one can create any more misunderstandings between them.

# Udayveer kidnaps Maanyata and sweeps her off to an island isolated and keeps her there until she grows some sense.

# Maanyata, fed up with all the politics within the family, gives up her throne to Vijaybhai (Mark Farokh Parakh) and relocates to the US, where she starts working in a drive-through restaurant.

# Maanyata quits trying to woo Udayveer and decides to join a nunnery.

# Maanyata takes up politics and donates her rights as the Queen to Jainandini.

#Udayveer realises that Maanyata will always be confused and loses himself to alcohol. Jainandini decides to become the modern day Chandramukhi to her Devdas (Uday).

# Udayveer tries to commit suicide by jumping off a cliff when Maanyata chooses power and position over love, but fails and loses his short term memory instead.

# In frustration, Jainandini kills both Maanyata and Udayveer – that’s a perfect ending for us, provided they don’t come back as ghosts or make another show on their rebirth.

Thank God the show is not an English series, or the whole happy gang would have been back with Season 2. And we definitely wouldn’t want that to happen, would we!